576
FNUS73 KLMK 132203
FWSLMK
SPOT FORECAST FOR LAKE CELINE DAM...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
603 PM EDT FRI MAR 13 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0600 EDT ON MARCH 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
..WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING
DISCUSSION
AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT THAT WILL ARRIVE
SUNDAY NIGHT, NORTHEAST TRANSPORT WINDS WILL BEGIN TO STRENGTHEN AS
THEY VEER TOWARDS THE SOUTHEAST. BY SUNDAY, THEY WILL BE OUT OF THE
SOUTH AND VERY STRONG, AROUND 40 MPH. MIXING HEIGHTS WILL ALSO CONTINUE
TO IMPROVING FROM OVER 3,000 FEET TOMORROW TO JUST UNDER 6,000 FEET
SUNDAY. SMOKE DISPERSION WILL CONTINUE TO IMPROVE. SUNDAY NIGHT, THE
FRONT WILL BRING A LINE OF RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS.
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........38 AT IGNITION...MAX 62.
RH..................64 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHEAST AT 2 MPH AT
IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING
SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 3200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 8 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST
AROUND 15 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2900 KNOT-FT) AT IGNITION.
MAX...FAIR (41600 KNOT-FT).
LVORI...............2.
ADI.................4 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 59 IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY (%).........19 32 42 39 28 17
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
TEMP............38 37 41 49 56 60
RH..............64 64 57 44 37 36
20 FT WIND......NE 2 NE 2 E 2 E 4 SE 4 SE 4
20 FT WIND GUST.5 6 7 8 8 9
MIX HGT (FT)....400 500 1200 2000 2500 3200
TRANSPORT WIND..NE 8 E 10 E 13 E 13 E 12 SE 14
LVORI...........3 2 2 1 1 1
ADI.............4 11 21 32 37 55
SDSPL KT-FT/10003 5 14 22 26 39
SATURDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 52.
RH..................MAX 72 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH
OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 12 TO 17 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MARGINAL (30400 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (6900 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
LVORI...............2.
ADI.................5 TO 44.
TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........16 12 16 22 29 52
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
TEMP............61 56 53 52 53 54
RH..............39 53 59 66 69 69
20 FT WIND......SE 3 SE 2 SE 3 SE 3 SE 4 S 4
20 FT WIND GUST.8 7 9 9 10 11
MIX HGT (FT)....2500 800 700 700 600 800
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 14 E 12 SE 14 SE 15 S 14 S 16
LVORI...........1 2 3 3 3 3
ADI.............44 5 6 7 6 11
SDSPL KT-FT/100030 8 8 9 7 11
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 72.
RH..................MIN 51 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 37 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 17 TO 24 MPH INCREASING TO 40 TO 47 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (14300 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO GOOD (77100 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (197400
KNOT-FT).
LVORI...............2.
ADI.................12 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 149 IN
THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY (%).........65 70 71 75 82 81
WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR
TSTM COV........
TEMP............55 56 61 66 71 72
RH..............69 72 72 63 53 51
20 FT WIND......S 4 S 6 S 9 S 10 S 10 S 11
20 FT WIND GUST.13 14 18 21 22 25
MIX HGT (FT)....1000 1400 3000 4400 5200 5400
TRANSPORT WIND..S 17 S 20 S 30 S 40 S 46 S 46
LVORI...........3 3 3 1 1 1
ADI.............12 35 95 117 144 145
SDSPL KT-FT/100014 23 77 155 209 214
FORECASTER...KDW
REQUESTED BY...JEREMY KOLAKS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 03/13/26
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